If you are arrested and thrown in jail, odds are you’re going to want to get out of there as quickly as possible. However, you might find that to be harder than expected, especially if friends or family either don’t know about your arrest or are slow to provide assistance. You may opt to call […]
What If I Can’t Afford Bail?
If you have been arrested and charged with a crime, a judge may set a bail amount that would allow you to be released from jail as you await your trial. Judges typically do not even set a bail amount for smaller misdemeanor crimes, but for more violent cases or in situations where the defendant […]
Bail Conditions And Your Pretrial Release Options
If you are arrested and charged with a crime, it is your constitutional right to post bail and be released from custody prior to your trial. Our state constitution holds this to be true, as it states that “all persons before conviction shall be bail able by sufficient sureties.” It might not come cheap, but […]
